Thread by @EstherMaile

Makes for harrowing reading…👇 gazette.com/premium/colora…

“Parents can end up losing parenting time for trying to point out actual dangers because an evaluator assumes they are lying, he said.”…sounds familiar? #Cafcass

“She also suggested Elizabeth was projecting made-up medical problems onto her children when she sought advice for her daughter’s recurring stomach problems and expert opinions for her son’s special education needs.”
Sounds familiar? #FII

“Elizabeth’s evaluator drew conclusions about parenting based on assumptions made without deeper investigation, showed apparent bias against Elizabeth and took one parent’s statements at face value while questioning the other’s credibility without proof,…

…according to an expert Elizabeth hired.”
Sounds familiar? #bias

“The psychologist in that case used “family drawings” she had the mother do to justify her assessment that the mother likely suffered from “histrionic and dependent personality features.””
Sounds familiar? #sexism

“When Elizabeth read her evaluator’s report highlighting her sexual trauma while serving in the military, it made her doubt her whole perception of reality. She started to believe the things the report said about her as a mother. It was difficult not to start thinking…

…she had to give up her children for their own well-being.”
Sounds familiar? #Gaslighting

“Erin said Finney’s PRE report depicts her as a manipulative and spiteful mother trying to keep their daughter away from her father unreasonably.”
Sounds familiar? #DARVO #PA

“You have an evaluation, and it paints a picture of you which you know not to be true,” said Erin. “And it reads exactly as if your ex-partner, who you have spent 11 years with under constant attack, has written the report.””
Sounds familiar? #postseparationabuse

“”That day (in 2011) changed my entire life,” Erin said, her voice trembling. “PTSD is literally a brain injury.””
Sounds familiar?
Because it is! #personalinjury

“And, in 2019, a study published in the Journal of Child Custody of 27 custody cases that were reversed due to later reports of child abuse found flawed parental evaluation reports that “pathologized” mothers when they reported child abuse played a significant role…

…The abuse often became increasingly severe and the children’s mental and physical health frequently deteriorated,” the study found.”
#DA #DV #familycourt